St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-10
AT THE JAIL.
The Condemned Men Kept in
Their Cells and Allowed to See
But Few Callers.

The Condemned Men Kept in
Their Cells and Allowed to See
But Few Callers.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The anarchists
were not permitted out of their cells to-
day. Visitors were restricted, and in
remote part of the jail few trusted
deputies were busy perfecting the final
preliminaries needful to the erection of
the gallows. AS yet this instrument of
death has not been removed from the
storage room, but everything is in readi-
ness now to go forward with the eXecu-
tions-that is, everything except the
mere joining together of the framework
of the gallOws, but that can be done in
a very little while. For the first time
since the supreme court passed
on the case Nina Van Zandt
was to-day denied admission. She
tOiled up the iron stairs in the rain, and
took refuge in the closed entry. A mo-
ment later her white face waS,appealing,
and in humble tone she was asking to
be allowed in. The dOOrkeeper shook
his head, saying orders had been given
to keep her out. Jailer FolZ was back
somewhere in the cage. She sent for
him. He came out, and in kindly but
very positive tone informed her that he
remained where she was, holding on to
the iron bars, as if not comprehending
what was said. The jailer continued:
"SpieS is locked up. He can't be let out
of his cell, and you could not see him
anyway if you did come in" Slowly
the young woman turned away. She
CROPPED her way down stairs in the rain,
and with painful steps she went out
through the Jail yard and turned down
the alley. But the Jail door was opened
while Miss Van Zandt was on the
Threshold. 1t was opened for aged
Mrs. Engel, who was accorded brief
interview with her husband. None
other of the wives or relatives of the
anarchists called to see them this morn
ing.
THEY REMAINED UNVISITED.
with the single exception of Fielden,
who had caller in the person of Rev.
DIR. Bolton. Spies, Parsons and Lingg
remained out of sight, away back in
their cells. There was no noise nor a
movement of any kind to be noted. The
rain falling on the sheet-iron roof was
the only sound that broke the stiffness,
except now and then the heavy tread of
officials going hither and thither, at
tending to preparations for Fridays
work. All the interest just now belong
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has been transferred to Springfield.
Most of their friends and sympathizers,
and their counsel as well, are out of
town, interceding with the governor.
'What will the governor dO?' was the
query heard very often about the Jail
this morning. 1t was the general belief
that nothing final would be heard from
Springfield before tomorrow. The an
archiStS made no inquiry, nor did they
exchange any words with each other
at all during the forenoon. Whatever
were their hopes, their fears, their
wishes or thoughts. they kept them to
themselves. A few gas jets burned in
the corridor, but only served to make
the shadows deeper. And there
IN THEIR NARROW CELLS
were the men, the length of whose lives
can now be counted in hours. Only
their absence of action of any kind
would indicate that they were busy
with reflection. All forenoon this still
ness was kept up. All over town quiet
but effective workers were engaged in
attending to multitude of arrange
ments that may have something to do
with the hanging. The water works
are being guarded; so are many of the
big buildings down town. New wires
have been strung from the Jail to the
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special wire has been put up between
the Jail and the Central police station,
and still another wire between the jail
and the Harrison street police station.
Should there happen an uprising of any
prOpOrtionS-and the officials do not eX-
pect any-ample means are available to
check it. A little before noon Spies
called Mr.. Osborne,
PIE DEATH WATCH,
to his cell. The anarchist wanted to
talk just to relieve the horrible tedium.
He talked earnestly and at considerable
length. MIR. Osborne said that Spies,
and the others, too, for that matter, had
strong hope that the governor Would in
tercede and prevent the execution. Spies
Mr.. Osborne said, regarded himself as
an apostle of the poor and down-trod-
den. His position toward society and
order, he thought, was much like the
one John Brown occupied in behalf of
the negro slaves. Were he put to death
the coming generations would rise up
and lament the execution. and his name
would be an honored one amon4kiie
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